About Rock Steady Boxing Nashville

Rock Steady Boxing Nashville is HERE! Get on the mat with Cat and Liz Fitzgerald and their Team of seasoned Assistant Instructors and Volunteers for an amazing workout! You and your Corner Wo/Man can enjoy unlimited monthly classes, get in shape, and experience the benefits of the RSB program as a Parkinson's Patient and as a Care Giver. Take the opportunity to reconnect, in a mutually supportive way as you sweat your way to better health, mobility, and fun.

We are learning every day that there are ways in which people with Parkinson’s disease can enhance their daily quality of life and even build impressive power, strength, flexibility and speed! By exercising with coaches who know the ropes, you can fight your way out of the corner and start to feel and function better. Boxing works by moving your body in all planes of motion while continuously changing the routine as you progress through the workout. These classes have proven that anyone, at any level of Parkinson’s, can actually lessen their symptoms and lead a healthier/happier life. Call us today!

His Martial Arts career spans over 40 years and features high Dan rankings in Aikido, Shotokan, and TaeKwonDo, and lifetime training in Judo, Kali, Silat, Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do, and Muay Thai Kickboxing among others. He is a member of the Jeet Kune Do Athletics Association Instructor Team under Sifu Harinder Singh Sabharwal, PFS Edged Weapons Law Enforcement Instructor, and a Phase One Instructor under Sigung Paul Vunak. He began and continues his Jeet Kune Do training under Sifu Dwight Woods. He is a Rock Steady Boxing Certified Coach and Chief Instructor of the Rock Steady Boxing Nashville Program.

He has the privilege of regularly training Military, FBI, CIA, DEA, and a number of Law Enforcement and Special Ops Teams in Close Quarters Combat, Weapons, and a diverse collection of Martial Arts, which he teaches under the Neko Okami Integrated Martial Arts banner. He also trains Olympic and Professional Athletes in Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training and Muscle Resilience, helping them to increase their body's performance potential. Fitzgerald Sensei also uses these modalities to help pre- and post surgery patients rehabilitate their injuries, training their bodies to achieve their optimal conditioning, reverse years of the damage that results from poor training techniques, and prevent future injuries.

Liz Sensei is a Yondan in Traditional Tae Kwon Do, Shodan in Aikido as well as a member of the Jeet Kune Do Athletics Association Instructor Team under Sifu Harinder Singh Sabharwal, PFS Edged Weapons Law Enforcement Instructor, and Apprentice Instructor under Sigung Paul Vunak. She is a Rock Steady Boxing Certified Coach and Chief Administrative Officer of the Rock Steady Boxing Nashville Program.

She is co-creator, Chief Training Officer, and Chief Instructor of the ASSERT Empowerment and Self-Defense program, is working towards her CNVC Non-Violent Communications Certification, and has been studying Cat Sensei’s blend of Martial Arts for over 8 years. Liz is an Award-winning Marketing Editor and Writer.